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Janet McTeer | Mary Jo Walker

One of Britain's most respected stage actresses, Janet McTeer made a stunning Broadway debut with her performance as Nora in the 1997 revival of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." McTeer was honored with a Drama Desk, Theatre World and Outer Critic's Circle Award, as well as the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was honored with London Critic, Time Out and Olivier Awards for the same role, performed in London's West End.

McTeer has starred in a number of prestigious U.K. television productions, including "Portrait of a Marriage," in which she played Vita Sackville-West; "102 Boulevard Haussman" and "Precious Bane," both of which were broadcast in the U.S. on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre"; and "My Life," directed by John Boorman. Her prolific London stage credits include "The Grace of Mary Traverse" at the Royal Court Theatre and "Uncle Vanya" at the Royal National Theatre, both of which earned her Olivier Award nominations.

Heard as the female narrator of Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine, McTeer can be seen in Keith Gordon's Waking the Dead, with Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connoly. McTeer has wrapped director Christian Levring's Domga '95 film The King is Alive co-starring with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Davidson and Brian James . The actress was also featured in Christopher Hampton's drama Carrington, starring Emma Thompson. Tumbleweeds marks McTeer's first starring role in an American film.